the form of listening:the mysteries of the natural world-dinosaurs.It is made up of seven activities.In Activity 1 students are demanded to learn the given words.It leads students to Activity 2.Meanwhile these words are closely connected to the theme of this module.Activity 2 shows the students four sentences which provide main information of the listening material and help them have a knowledge of dinosaurs' life.Both Activity 3 and 4 are based on Activity 1 and 2.Through Activity 3,students need to catch the main idea and choose the right answers.If we see Activity 3 as trunk of a big tree,Activity 4 will be branches.That is to say,Activity 4 requires students to listen carefully and understand the interview fully and deeply in order to catch as many details as possible and prepare for the following three activities.Maybe they need to pay much attention to how to carry out an interview and give response correctly.So this helps students practice what they learned in speaking part.

　　Grammar

　　This part introduces two ways of expressing the possibility in the past around which three activities are designed.Through Activity 1 the students can have a knowledge of the situation the two ways describes.And Activity 2 will help students practice and consolidate what they have learned in Activity 1.The last activity is to give the students a chance to discuss freely and raise their cooperation.

　　Writing

　　The main content of this part is to make up a story about another monster and three activities are provided to help students write well.Activity 1 reviews the reading passage by answering four questions and is a prewriting activity to writing part.

　　Activity 2 offers a good opportunity for students to be fully creative and imaginative.It,as well as Activity 1,offers the necessary precondition to Activity 3.Based on the two activities above,students are required to write an article for an English newspaper in Activity 3,which consolidates what they have just learned above.

　　Pronunciation

　　This part shows that sometimes consonants disappear in some situations.There are two activities designed in this part,both of which are linked with listening.In the first activity students need to listen to three sentences and judge which consonants disappear.During the course of listening students are required to listen carefully.Activity 2 supplies students a good chance to practice what they just learned.In this way,students can not only improve their pronunciation accuracy but also practice their listening skill.

　　Everyday English

　　This part is mainly about four daily expressions in English which are designed to help students understand and master how native English speakers take advantage of useful phrases and expressions in their daily life.Meanwhile,they can also improve students' oral English level and deepen their comprehension of idioms and customs as well as culture of English speaking countries,which embodies the theme or topic of this module.

　　Cultural Corner

　　This part is focused on a passage introducing what dragon symbolizes in different countries and why,so it easily interests the students.At the same time,it could broaden the students' cultural background knowledge and raise their awareness of foreign culture.

　　Task

The task of this module is "writing a mystery for visitors to China".It requires students to